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Parents generally teach their children about “stranger danger” from an early age, telling them not to talk to, walk with or take gifts or candy from strangers. But…

The vast majority of female kidney failure patients on dialysis may experience sexual problems, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the…

People who’ve ever had genital warts may have a somewhat higher risk of several types of cancer - possibly including common skin cancers, a new study suggests.

The findings, reported…

College-age African-American women have a more difficult time clearing human papillomavirus infection and are more likely to have an abnormal Pap test than European-American women, according to research presented…

Male Menopause (also called viropause or andropause) involves the hormonal, physiological, and chemical changes that occur in all men generally between the ages of 40 and 55, though it can occur…

The prevalence of infection with cancer-causing strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) declined among women during the period that coincided with the introduction of HPV vaccine, investigators reported here.

The rates…

Many pharmacies may give teen girls incorrect information over the phone about whether they can get the morning-after pill without a prescription, a new study suggests.

In most states, anyone…

Findings from a first-of-its-kind study by Indiana University researchers confirm anecdotal evidence that exercise - absent sex or fantasies - can lead to female orgasm.

While the findings are…

The U.S. needs a more holistic approach to control the spread of sexually transmitted infections, a leading expert in the field says.

Health officials should search social networking…

Is it mad to schedule a vasectomy around March Madness? If men are going to be chair-bound with an ice pack in their nether regions for a day or two,…

While doctors now encourage women to exercise through pregnancy, fertility specialists have long warned women with infertility issues to cut back on vigorous exercise (like training…

Despite recommendations that sexually active women 25 and younger be screened annually for chlamydia, less than half are tested that frequently, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The amount and type of fat in men’s diets may affect the quality and concentration of sperm in their semen, according to a new small US study whose results need…

A common sexually transmitted bacterial infection more than doubles the risk of HIV infection in African women, according to a study by researchers at RTI International.

The…

As men in a region of Uganda have adopted medical circumcision, the population level incidence in HIV dropped markedly, a researcher said here.

The finding comes from the region of Rakai,…

African men who underwent circumcision not only reduced their risk of contracting HIV infection, they also were significantly less likely to be infected with herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) – also…

An international randomized clinical trial has shown that the vaccine Gardasil, which arms the immune system against four strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), can reduce the incidence of anogenital…

Preventing sexually transmitted HPV infections may reduce a man’s risk of developing cancer of the penis. A worldwide review of studies has found that one of the most common types of…

For decades, the nation’s pornographic film industry found a happy, largely accepting home in Los Angeles.

Producers operated lucrative businesses in anonymous office parks in the San…

Problems with the correct use of the male condom, such as not wearing a condom throughout sex or putting it on upside down, are common in the…

Findings from the largest nationally representative study of sexual and sexual-health behaviors ever fielded, conducted by Indiana University sexual health…

Men who have the allergic skin condition eczema may have a higher risk of erectile dysfunction than other men, a new study finds.

The study, of nearly 4,000 Taiwanese men with…

Federal health experts are now recommending that all boys be routinely vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV.

The vaccine already has been recommended for girls and young women since 2006…

Newly divorced middle aged women are more vulnerable to contract HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, according to Christopher Coleman, PhD, MPH, RN, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania…

The ideal male contraceptive would be inexpensive, reliable, and reversible. It would need to be long acting but have few side effects. New research published in BioMed Central’s open…